Press Releases

At the invitation of the President of Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan will make a State Visit to Mongolia from 8 – 15 July 2024. His Majesty King Jigme will attend the grand opening ceremony of the Mongolian National Naadam Festival ...

H.E. Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today. The meeting discussed areas of cooperation between Bhutan and ESCAP. Lyonpo thanked ESCAP for the support to Bhutan and reaffirmed continued commitment ...

Hon’ble Lyonpo met with H.E. Mr. Cameron Dean MacKay, the Ambassador of Canada to Bhutan who is in the country on a farewell visit. Lyonpo thanked the Ambassador for the efforts in strengthening the bilateral relations between Bhutan and Canada. Lyonpo wished the Ambassador well in his future endeavours.

Mr. Vikas Sheel, Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), representing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lao PDR, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan paid a courtesy call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today at the Gyalong Tshongkhang. This is Executive Director Sheel’s first constituency visit to Bhutan after his appointment to the ADB Board ...

On 18 June 2024, Kutshab Tshoki Choden presented her credentials to H.E. Mr Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, accrediting her as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of Finland. Kutshab conveyed the warm greetings of ...

Official Visit of Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Hon’ble Prime Minister to the Kingdom of Thailand Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay will make an official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 25 to 28 June 2024 at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Hon’ble Prime Minister of the Kingdom of ...

Ambassador Vetsop Namgyel presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Ukhnaa Khürelsükh, President of Mongolia on 17th June 2024, accrediting him as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to Mongolia. The presentation of credentials at the Presidential Secretariat was followed by a meeting during which ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade organized the 14th MFA Lecture Series on 12 June 2024 on the topic “Promoting Regional Organization through BIMSTEC” by H.E. Mr. Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectorial Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). His Excellency Pandey ...

Kutshab Tshoki Choden presented her credentials to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of the Kingdom of Sweden earlier in the day (13 June 2024) at the Royal Palace, Stockholm accrediting her as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Sweden. Following the credential ...

At the invitation of the Government of India, Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, will make a visit to lndia from 9-11 June 2024 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of lndia for a historic third term. The ceremony is scheduled to take ...